Daimler Trucks

A telematics-based pay-as-you-drive program from Daimler Trucks Financial could help trucking firms on the financial brink because of high lease payments and insurance premiums. "Sometimes it will make or break a medium-size fleet," said Tobias Waldeck, Daimler Truck Financial head of brand. The...

Daimler Trucks is targeting 2039 to sell only battery- and hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks in its key markets. The pledge comes with several caveats. "This can only be achieved if competitive conditions for CO2 [carbon dioxide]-neutral transport are created for our customers in terms...

Daimler Trucks is testing high-automation trucks on public roads in Virginia, following through on a pledge to make Level 4 automation a reality this year. The subsidiary of Stuttgart, Germany-based Daimler AG accelerated its testing efforts through the purchase of 13-year-old software provider...

Thirty years after acquiring its plant in Cleveland, North Carolina, Daimler Trucks North America (OTC: DMLRY) produced the 750,000th heavy-duty truck there, a flagship Freightliner Cascadia. United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) took delivery of the truck during a ceremony at the plant on Monday,...

  Daimler Trucks is buying a majority stake in Torc Robotics, another play in the company's efforts to expand its presence in the self-driving commercial vehicle market. Daimler Trucks is the world's largest truck manufacturer. Torc, a leader in self-driving technology, will remain a...